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Arabian

Arabian is a rarity for Atari's arcade efforts -- a climber/platform game -- in which players lead a wanna-be Arabian Knight through various locales kicking monsters and birds out of the way before they touch…

1 June 1983

Arabian is an arcade developed by Sun Electronics, released 1 June 1983 on Family Computer and Arcade.

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What Arabian is

Arabian is an arcade game developed by Sun Electronics and released in 1983. It was published by Atari. It is available on Family Computer and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Arabian princess has been kidnapped, and only you can save her by traversing through the four magical pages on which this story has been printed. Collect the bags of gold from a ship, a cave, a wall with magic carpets, and the outside of the castle where the princess is being held in order to rescue her. In your way are an army of pink ghosts and black crows, who will do everything in their power to stop you, even combining to form an even bigger enemy.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Arabian launched on 1 June 1983, within three weeks of Elevator Action and Dragon's Lair.

Released around the same time: Elevator Action, Dragon's Lair.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Arabian come out?
Arabian was released on 1 June 1983 for Family Computer and Arcade.

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